Speaking Engagements and Events

I Was Born This Way: LGBTQ+ Disability Justice Pride Celebration Speakers And Panelists Flyer. Black flyer with names of speakers overlaying LGBTQ+ pride flag colors splashes. The flyer has a QR code, URL and event logistics at the bottom.

On Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1pm EST., our Founder and CEO — Akinfe Fatou will be a speaker and panelist for the Disability Community for Democracy, Inc., I Was Born This Way: LGBTQ+ Disability Justice Pride Celebration alongside Zian Chavez, Claire Jones, Robert Fayz, Zachery Mallory, Amaranthia Sepia, and Malakai Strong.

This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom. Use the QR code or link on the flyer or below to register.

Registration Link

Magenta-filtered monochrome photos of three Black people, one appears to be racing in a wheelchair, are shown as the backdrop for the text announcement: “Sponsor / Ramp Your Voice! Inaugural RYV! Conference - June 2024

Cre8tive Cadence is a proud sponsor of the inaugural Ramp Your Voice Conference: Illuminating the Richness of Black Disabled People. Join us on June 7th at 11:30am EST!!!!! #RYVConference2024 #RampYourVoiceConf 

Conference Link:

bit.ly/RYVConf2024

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Magenta-filtered monochrome photos of three Black people, one appears to be racing in a wheelchair, are shown as the backdrop for the text announcement: “Sponsor / Ramp Your Voice! Inaugural RYV! Conference - June 2024 Illuminating the Richness of Black Disabled People: Our Joys & Truths”

On December 3, 2022, our Founder and CEO — Akinfe Fatou, was honored to speak to an international audience about disability in the media as part of an amazing panel at the Shaping Disability Summit, sponsored by the Global Shapers Community (London Hub) and the World Economic Forum in partnership with Diversability.

This event took place on International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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